Poll: Clinton speech was the favorite

9/10/12 4:02 PM EDT

Former President Bill Clinton's speech was the highlight of the Democratic Party convention — overshadowing President Obama's own acceptance speech, according to a new poll.

A new Pew survey finds that 29 percent of those who watched some of the coverage named Clinton's speech as the highlight. Obama's speech drew 16 percent of the plaudits, and first lady Michelle Obama's speech was the highlight for 15 percent of respondents.

Obama's speech was also rated lower than his 2008 acceptance speech. According to Pew, 42 percent of watchers rated Obama's speech as excellent in 2008. This year, only 29 percent rated it the same.

Obama did see a small improvement in favorability coming out of the convention — in line with other surveys showing a small bounce.

Pew data finds that 26 percent of voters said their view had become more favorable in the "past few days." Two weeks ago, Pew ask that question and only 16 percent said their views had recently become more favorable. Twenty percent said their views had become less favorable, while 48 percent reported no change.

The poll surveyed 1,012 adults, giving it a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percent.